Law Group Elects President

July 10, 2002|By Cindy Kent Staff Writer

Mitchell K. Karpf of Davie recently was elected president of The First Family Law American Inns of Court, a Miami chapter of the national organization that promotes ethics, professionalism and civility in the practice of law.

Member attorneys, judges and law students concentrate on family law while exchanging ideas as well as mentoring less experienced members of the profession.

The American Inns of Court is based on England's 800-year-old Inns of Court organization.

Karpf, a shareholder in the North Miami Beach law firm of Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez PA, will serve a one-year term. He focuses his practice on complex matrimonial and family law cases.

Allen a senior VP

Union Bank has appointed Scott Allen as senior vice president and real estate leader in Hollywood. He previously was vice president of Texas-based Guaranty Bank.

Allen is responsible for managing real estate loan production for Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Union Bank has 15 branches throughout the two counties. It also serves Miami-Dade County.

Langston promoted

Angelica Langston was promoted to vice president of The Apple Organization, a North Miami Beach-based public relations and marketing firm. She joined the firm as an assistant account executive in 2000 and was promoted to senior account executive in 2001.

Before her career with Apple, Langston was a media relations intern with the Science Museum of Virginia and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club.

Robinson on the move

Darryl T. Robinson has joined the Miami office of Cushman & Wakefield as director of commercial brokerage.

In the past, Robinson also has represented property owners and tenants elsewhere in Florida, as well as California, Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Texas.

Robinson co-founded Southern Systems Inc., a construction and real estate consulting firm, in 1990 and served as vice president of operations before selling the business in 1998.

Of note ...

Peter L. Fishel has been named an honorary member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is president of Peter L. Fishel CPA PA in North Miami Beach.